The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1887-01-11
Due West Dots.

Miss Elkins, Of Grccnville, is stopping
ut Mr.. II. =. McGce'S.
Mr.. j. Is. Bonner spent a portion Of
his Christmas with friends at Troy.
Mrs. j. NJ. Moffatt will spend one
month with friends in Due West.
We have several times heard this sug-
gestion made: Would it not be a good
thing for our pastor to preach q sermon
occasionally to the children"
The last issue of the MESSENGER, for
several reasons, was much sought after
here. 1t was regarded as an interesting
copy.
Business took us into the Abbeville
bank last week. Maj. Barnwell is a
capital officer and exceedingly courte-
GUS and attentive to business. President
Wardlaw has established an office in the
bank building and is glad to welcome
his friends. Our people have been ex-
ceedingly fortunate in the selection Of
their bank officers. We learn the bank
will more than meet expenses the first
year, and this is regarded good, for the
heaviest expense occurs the first year.
One thing Abbeville is sadly in need
OF, is better mail facilities. Only one
mail is made up there a day. Due West
would feel that she could not do on this.
There is nothing like getting used to u
thing. We hope the day is not far
ahead when u county seat will have
better railroad and mail facilities.
Miss Annie Immersion left last week
for college, at Williamson. She has
received President Landers' beneficiary
scholarship for this county.
Miss Belle Neel, of Troy, is visiting
Miss Julia Kennedy. This young lady
Is as beautiful as Kathleen Mavournecn.
Lowndesvillc has lost a good man in
the death Of Mr.. B. ID. Kay, and Able
vile county a most useful and patriotic
citizen. III" pays him a beautiful t,ib.
ute in the last MESSENGER.
The Messrs. Brawleys, of North Caro-
lima, who left ErSkine some three weeks
ago, have returned to college. They are
nice, smart young men. We are glad to
see them back again.
We hear our old people commencing
the type used by. The editors of the
MESSENGER. There is a great objection
to the small type 50 much in use now.
1t is exceedingly hard to read at night
and hurts the eyes. This is a general
complaint, especially with older persons.
Our community has been shocked re-
Gently by two kilograms, coming close
together. announcing the death Of Mr..
Brlce McCaw, a Young man in the midst
OF manhood. A few years back ne mar
ried Miss Bricc, Of this place, daughter
Of AIRS. Anna Drice. He caught the
meascls ut the State fair, which eventu-
ally carried him to his grave and left a
widow and three little children behind.
Again, last Monday the telegram an
nounced the death Of Judge Williams.
Of Oc"la, F.a.I Judge Williams was a
son-in-law of Prof. Hood. He married
Miss Maggie Hood. This death was
wholly unexpected, the last letter an
nouncing the fine health of the family.
In the midst Of life is death. Prof. Hood
left for Florida next day. He will be
absent about ten days.
We tender our best wishes for sue
cess to the snew management Of tho
MESSENGER. We promise to give all the
news dots from this place in as concise
a manner as possible, trying always to
avoid verbiage, which is certainly a fault
of some correspondents. A long para
graph may contain little when boiled
down, as we heard an experienced ed
itor recently say.
There is considerable here
over the recent Trial Justice appoint
ments.
Some disappointment is expressed that
other counties got through a bill in the
Legislature allowing the people to vote
on the temperance petition, and yet
Abbeville county failed when all her
representatives were pledged to it.
Miss Carrie Calhoun has charge of a
good school Mt Rice's, four miles from
tasty, s. G. 1t was through Rev. DR..
Riley's influence that she secured the
position. DR.. Riley and Mr.. Griffin,
with whom Miss Carrie boards, each
speak of sending q son to Erskine.
The Missionary Society, which should
have met Thursday night, was post
poned until Friday morning at IL O'Clock,
as this was the day for prayer for mis-
sions. Mr.. B. H. Gricr, president-elect,
occupied the chair and conducted the
meeting. which was an interesting one.
Somehow we imagined this last snow
came down like mamma, it was so gentle.
We succeeded in buying a good young
mule from HilPs stables, at a fair price,
on saleday. We find Mr.. r. L. Hill to
be a clever gentleman to trade with.
Mr.. John A. Devlin, Of our town,
killed three porkers Of his own raising
this year. one of them netting him over
800 pounds.
Prof. Miller spent a large part Of Lis
Christmas in Birmingham, Ala, on bust
ness. He is again at his post of duty.
We had a pleasant, though a cool ride,
in company with our young friend w